State of Indiana v. John J. Arnold

CRONE, Judge.

Case Summary

[1] The State of Indiana appeals the trial court’s grant of John J. Arnold’s motion to set aside his habitual offender enhancement. The State contends that the trial court erred in refusing to vacate Arnold’s entire plea agreement when it vacated his habitual offender enhancement. We conclude that Arnold’s motion to set aside habitual offender enhancement should be treated as a petition for postconviction relief and that the trial court’s judgment should be reviewed as an award of post-conviction relief. We also conclude that the vacatur of Arnold’s habitual offender…